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Government loses Article 50 court fight

Parliament must vote on whether the UK can start the process of leaving the European Union, the High Court has ruled.

This means the government cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty - beginning formal discussions with the EU - on its own.

Theresa May says the Brexit referendum and ministerial powers mean MPs do not need to vote, but campaigners argue this is unconstitutional.
The government is expected to appeal.

The prime minister has said she will activate Article 50, formally notifying the EU of the UK's intention to leave, by the end of next March. This follows the UK's decision to back Brexit in June's referendum by a margin of 51.9% to 48.1%.

The EU's other 27 members have said negotiations about the terms of the UK's exit - due to last two years - cannot begin until Article 50 has been invoked.

BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said, if the court's decision is not overturned, there could be "months and months" of parliamentary hurdles ahead.

The government is expected to appeal against the decision, with a further hearing to be held in the Supreme Court.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37857785

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

It is the Judiciary chucking a spoke in, designed to line their pockets Let the money wagon roll on........ for them .

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if you cannot be yourself, then who can you be.

this is ludicrous why do we need to pass an act of parliament to repeal an act of parliament ?

it will make us the laughing stock of Europe all so some silly woman running a "campaign group" can impose her version of democracy on parliament

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

They are all on the gravy chain and proves what the population want they will do what ever it takes to stop it happening or delaying the process.

Anyone in an Elected position who go against the will of the people in this instance should be voted out at the next election,again the Courts have made a decision in favour of a minority who could only go there in the first place because of the wealth they have acquired at the expense of the workers of this kingdom who have seen their rights eroded over the years.

The supreme court will laugh at it and throw it out. It's just MP's who are p!ssed off because the UK voted Brexit.

They will stop it

Mark Me Wurdz

All the SNP will vote stay for a start

that leaves 600 vote decide what 17,410,742 have already asked for

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

The simple answer to that is Yes. The Government have to pass a repeal act to repeal the act that took us into the EU. That has always been the case but that is not what the court decision today is about.

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Grandad,

The UK will never leave the EU.

There wont be revolutions, there wont be riots, the people will grumble and be apathetic, as usual.

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

It was the High Court that it was heard at, thats the highest court in the country...

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

So the Supreme Court is lower? Because that is where the appeal will be heard.

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Chris The Fish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdlyi5mc ... re=related

any beyond there there is the euro courts, which will be very entertaining

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

I don't know if I have understood this correctly but was the court ruling about the exit procedure? Meaning that parliament have to agree the exit strategy. Or could this decision mean that if enough MPs keep voting against any exit strategy we can never leave?

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Grandad,

I would interpret it to mean exactly the above - Yes.

Obviously I have not seen the judgement, however if the reports are accurate it would seem that the politicians will be able to talk points to death - and then throw another spanner in the works if they do not get their own way. In the meantime the Stock market will carry on the scare tactics, niggling away at those who can see no further than their nose, who if they care to look,would be able to see what history has already dealt us when we were outside of it for thousands of years........managing very nicely

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if you cannot be yourself, then who can you be.

as if the EU court will back the UK leaving?

"turkeys" and "christmas" spring to mind

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

and that highlights just why we need to get out the EU.....

fook europe, they dont rule us, the 1 shining light is that UKIP has a good base within the EU parliament

so just as Wallia has held up the Canada-EU trade deal for SEVEN years we can cause major disruption...

hell yeah!

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most